After a while, Chen Ping'an asked, "Do I need to keep preparing? Will Zhu Lian be next, or will Wei Xian be next?"0

Cui Dongshan pointed at himself.0

Pei Qian struggled to contain her laughter and keep a straight face.0

Cui Dongshan grabbed a jujube and flicked it away, accurately striking the center of Pei Qian's forehead.0

Pei Qian bent down and caught the jujube. However, she didn't dare to eat it, afraid that Cui Dongshan would make up some other story to frighten her. She only dared to place it back on the small plate on the table before sitting down next to Chen Ping'an.0

"You're not going to observe the debate between Buddhism and Daoism in the Azure Phoenix Nation?" Chen Ping'an asked.0

Cui Dongshan shook his head and revealed a secret, saying, "Ordinary people will only be able to see two groups of people arguing in the heart of the capital. However, it's quite uninteresting to watch those bull-nosed Daoist priests and bald donkey monks slinging nonsense at each other.0

"The true competition pertains to the reincarnation of that profound Buddhist monk at the White Water Temple as well as the temple master of the Azure Phoenix Nation's White Cloud Daoist Temple. One used to be a renowned eminent monk in his past life, and he's equally as wise and enlightened in his current life. The other doesn't have any background to speak of; he's simply a middle-aged Daoist priest who likes to read books. However, he can understand everything that he reads.0

"Even though the true competition is between these two individuals, few people will cast their gaze over to this side. Those who do are all powerful and troublesome entities. There's Lake View Academy, the Cloud Forest Jiang Clan, and perhaps there'll be many other immortals and elites flocking here from all over the world. Among them, there might be some old bastards who haven't shown their faces for a long time. 0

"In other words, I've been involved in many significant...0